018 hrs
Hygiene & infection control
Hand hygiene, PPE basics, safe disposal, prevention of communicable infection, sterile technique for wounds and catheters.
Curriculum · Bangalore
What our caregivers learn before they enter your home.
Forty-six core hours, four specialisations, four assessments, and a probationary placement before independent work. The curriculum, not just the slogan.
Reviewed by Sister Mary George, B.Sc Nursing, Care DirectorLast updated May 2026
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In one paragraph
Every EzyHelpers caregiver completes 46 hours of core training (hygiene, safe transfers, vitals, medication, nutrition, communication) plus at least one specialisation (dementia, post-stroke, bedridden, or post-surgical) before they’re cleared for independent placement. Training is reviewed quarterly and signed off by our Care Director.
Core curriculum
Six modules, forty-six hours.
The non-negotiable foundation. Every caregiver completes all six before any placement.
0212 hrs
Safe handling & transfers
Bed-to-chair, chair-to-toilet, change of position, two-person lifts, fall-prevention, body mechanics for the caregiver.
036 hrs
Vital signs & escalation
BP, SpO₂, pulse, glucose, temperature, measurement, recording, recognising emergencies, when to call the family vs. an ambulance.
046 hrs
Medication & adherence
Reading prescriptions, dosage timing, identifying side effects, the difference between a reminder and an administration (only nurses administer).
056 hrs
Nutrition & feeding
Texture-modified diets, swallow safety, hydration tracking, NG/PEG feeding observation, signs of aspiration.
068 hrs
Communication & dignity
Family-centred communication, validation techniques, cultural sensitivity, end-of-life conversations, language as care.
Specialisations
Above the foundation, condition-specific depth.
Caregivers placed on specialised cases complete the relevant specialisation. We don’t place a generalist caregiver on a stroke or dementia case.
Dementia & Alzheimer’s
24 hrsStage-based care, sundowning, wandering, bathing resistance, validation therapy, behavioural escalation management.
Post-stroke recovery
20 hrsHemiplegic transfers, swallow assessment, speech support, range-of-motion drills, recurrence warning signs.
Bedridden patient care
20 hrsPressure-sore prevention protocol, repositioning schedule, incontinence care with dignity, feeding-tube comfort, contracture prevention.
Post-surgical recovery
16 hrsWound observation (not dressing, that’s nursing), drain care, mobilisation timing, pain assessment, complication watch.
Assessment
Four checks before independent placement.
Training without assessment is theatre. Every caregiver clears all four, and is held back if they don’t.
01
Written assessment
A 60-question multiple-choice paper covering all core modules. Pass mark 75%.
02
Practical demonstration
On-site demonstration of safe transfer, hygiene technique, and vitals measurement. Two senior nurses observe and grade.
03
Scenario interview
“What would you do if…”, five real-world scenarios. We’re looking for calm, judgement, and willingness to escalate.
04
Probationary placement
First placement is shadowed remotely with daily check-ins. Performance feedback informs whether the caregiver is cleared for independent placements.
Continuing education
Training doesn’t stop when training stops.
Quarterly refreshers. Protocol updates as evidence shifts. Module recalls when something improves. The bar moves up, never down.
- Quarterly 4-hour refresher (mandatory)
- Annual re-assessment & re-certification
- Protocol updates within 30 days
- Specialisation upgrades for active caregivers
- Mentor pairing for first 3 placements
- Anonymised case-study reviews
Where the curriculum comes from
Built on the national skilling framework, not invented in-house.
India runs a formal skilling ecosystem for healthcare and home-care workers, coordinated by the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) through sector skill councils. Home-care and nursing-assistant roles fall under the Healthcare Sector Skill Council (HMCGSSC).
Our core modules map to the job roles HMCGSSC defines for home-care and health-care assistants: hygiene and infection control, safe patient handling, vital-signs monitoring, and communication with patients and families. We did not build this list from guesswork. We built it from the skills a caregiver actually needs on day one inside someone’s home, and checked it against the national framework so families know it is not an internal invention.
A trained caregiver leaves the programme able to do four things reliably: move a patient safely between bed, chair and toilet without injuring either party; follow basic hygiene and infection control so wounds, catheters and skin folds do not become sources of infection; remind a patient about medication on schedule and recognise when a dose has been missed or doubled; and respond to an emergency, a fall, a fainting spell, a choking episode, calmly enough to help rather than panic. Everything else in the curriculum supports those four capabilities.
For the family
What training doesn't tell you, and what to check in the interview.
A training certificate confirms a caregiver has been taught the material. It does not confirm temperament, patience on a bad day, or whether your parent will feel comfortable with this particular person. That part is yours to judge.
Ask them to demonstrate, not just describe
Ask the caregiver to show you how they would help your parent stand up from a low chair, or how they would check a wound for early signs of infection. Watching the action tells you more than hearing the answer.
Watch how they speak to your parent
Notice whether the caregiver addresses your parent directly, at eye level, or talks about them to you as if they are not in the room. This single detail predicts a lot about daily dignity.
Ask a scenario question of your own
Describe a situation specific to your household, a staircase with no railing, a habit of refusing medicine, a language your parent prefers, and ask how they would handle it. A trained caregiver should be able to reason through it, not recite a script.
Confirm the boundary on clinical work
A caregiver reminds about medication and observes a wound. A caregiver does not give injections, change a dressing, or manage a catheter. If your case needs any of that, ask us for a nurse alongside the caregiver rather than expecting the caregiver to cover it.
When something doesn't check out
If assessment finds a gap, the caregiver doesn't go on that case.
Not every candidate who applies passes every module. Some are strong on companionship and daily living support but weak on the safe-transfer practical, often because their prior experience was with a mobile patient and they have never handled someone who cannot bear weight. In that situation, we hold them back from bedridden or post-stroke placements until they retake the module and pass it. They can still be placed on cases that match what they have already demonstrated.
If a gap shows up after placement, during a routine refresher or a family’s feedback call, the same rule applies. The caregiver is pulled from that specific responsibility, retrained, and reassessed before resuming it. We would rather interrupt a placement for a few days than let an unresolved gap turn into an incident. Families are told directly when this happens; we do not keep it quiet and hope it resolves on its own.
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